Tried a new lab in town to develop my film and they ruined two rolls. Guess I won’t be going there again.
Tried a new lab in town to develop my film and they ruined two rolls. Guess I won’t be going there again.
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Taking the Leica and lenses in to get fully serviced tomorrow at a Leica specialist who thankfully happens to be local. It should take a couple of weeks and cost ~$400. Probably the best time to do it since the weather is so bad for photography right now anyway. 📸
Am I crazy or does it seem like Tumblr and WordPress.com should integrate in some way? Like why can’t a Tumblr user follow a WordPress blog or vice versa?
I think my wrist is finally feeling better enough to play guitar. Time to write some new songs and start playing shows again 🎉
“They’ve still got pay phones, they cost a dollar a minute.”
Three pay phones at a rest stop somewhere in Northern California.
📸 #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #photography
Apparently, having your Lightroom library on a NAS is fine if you use smart previews. I’m interested to see how true that is. I mostly just use it to convert negatives, do a tiny bit of adjusting shadows/highlights, etc., and export as JPEG XL to Apple Photos.
I think it’s important for those of us doing street photography to recognize that taking pictures of strangers in public is objectively a pretty weird thing to do.
I decided to go with a two-bay Synology. For what I want, it should be fine, and I didn’t really want to spend a lot more on a four-bay. Maybe I’ll regret it, but in that case, I can probably find something else to use this one for, like dedicated Time Machine backups or something.
Not being able to control shutter speed is a big part of it. A lot of photos come out blurry because of that with point-and-shoots.
I think I’ll probably start using point-and-shoot film cameras a lot less going forward. They’re fun, but film is expensive, and the photos don’t look as good. Focus is never that sharp. Maybe on a trip or something, but if I’m going out to shoot, I’m going to take a real camera.
So I have an M1 Mac Mini which isn’t being used. I could potentially try and set that up for file sharing to store my photo data and whatnot, or I could get a 2 bay Synology. I’m leaning toward the Synology because it seems like significantly less set up and maintenance.
I don’t really have any big hopes that more than a small number of people will ever read my photo blog, but I am having a lot of fun making it. It’s a good way to inspire myself to keep getting out there and trying to get better.
Developed another roll of black and white film tonight and picking up two rolls of color tomorrow. Really hoping for good weather so I can get back out there.
Apple should transition to JPEG XL, work out whatever kinks there are, and stop using HEIC. I can’t find any way that it’s not better other than support on macOS and iOS being a little buggy.
I think something got misaligned with my Nikon when I took the fall that broke my wrist. A lot of photos are looking kind of tilted in one direction. I should probably take it in for servicing.
Is Synology the thing to get? I’ve been putting my Lightroom files on a little portable SSD, but I’m thinking I may want to invest in something that can be backed up and accessed remotely.
I’m thinking I should get insurance for my camera gear. These vintage Leica lenses would not replaceable for me if something happened.
Maybe my guitars too? The Gibson acoustics I take to shows are also reasonably valuable. I think that’s all of the nice things I have 😂
I’m starting to keep a mental tally of companies who have donated to or are run by Republicans and Trump supporters. As much as I can avoid it, I’m going to seek out alternatives.
In 2016 I remember a lot of people saying “this isn’t who we are.” I’m sure there is someone pulling out that tired line and other platitudes, but I think the reason that the 2024 election results are so gutting is that this clearly is who we are. I don’t know how you can deny it.
I’m going to try ditching Amazon. Not just because Bezos sucks — which he does — but because I’d like to try and support other stores when I can, and because I don’t actually need to get everything right away.
I am willing to admit that while I love living in the Pacific Northwest, I am not particularly excited about the fact that it will be both cold and rainy for the foreseeable future.
Trying to think of fun things I can do in the new year. Maybe a trip to New York to take photos and see music in the spring?
I want to do something fun for my birthday, but there’s not a lot to do in the middle of January, so I’m thinking maybe I’ll observe the date a couple of months later.
If any of my Portland-area friends are interested in taking cool film photos for social media, your music, fun, or whatever else, hit me up. I want to practice shooting people more, so this seems like a good way to do that.
Went to downtown Portland today for the first time since the election. I can’t tell if it was just me, but everything felt depressed and somber. I heard at least two groups of people asking each other how they were holding up.